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Marines of the 155th Guards Brigade of the Russian Pacific Fleet filmed a former battlefield in the Ugledar region, where battles were ongoing in autumn. A lot of skeletons of Ukrainian servicemen are seen in the area. The Ukrainian military did not bother to take corpses of their dead and wounded comrades from the battlefield. Russian servicemen on the video supposed that the dead Ukrainians were not professional fighters but were mobilised by the Kiev regime. The marines said that the killed soldiers were old men. The Kiev regime continues to use Ukrainian men as cannon fodder, throwing drugged soldiers...

Long lines and jam-packed crowds tend to go hand in hand at Central Florida’s world-famous theme parks during the summer months, but Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando parkgoers may be in for a reprieve this season. Wait times for rides and attractions at both resorts have shortened, according to analysts who track theme park attendance. Videos on social media also show park attendees remarking on thinner crowds. The reasons behind the slowdown are hard to pin down, but travel experts point to extreme weather and heat in Florida, a waning post-pandemic travel boom and a tense political climate in...

VIDEOS AT LINK............. Some of you may remember Pontiac. Years from now, some of us may remember Dodge. What happened to the former is on the verge of happening to the latter, some 45 years later. And for the same reason. In 1979, Pontiac announced the last call – for a big-engined Trans-Am. No more 400s – the 6.6 liter V8s that set apart the late-’70s TA as something unlike anything else you could buy at the time, including the Corvette – which had nothing bigger to offer than a 5.7 liter 350 cubic incher. The word got out quickly....

President Biden on Thursday authorized the Pentagon to mobilize up to 3,000 military reservists for duty in Europe, suggesting that ongoing U.S. efforts to deter Russia have taxed portions of the active-duty force deployed across the continent since war erupted in Ukraine early last year. It was not immediately clear when — or even if — the Defense Department intends to mobilize any additional personnel. A Pentagon spokesman, Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, told reporters that “these authorities will enable the department to better support and sustain” the enhanced American presence overseas. This is a developing story. It will be updated.

Chris Christie is one step closer to making the Republican debate stage. The former New Jersey governor claimed late Wednesday to have reached the 40,000 unique donors required to participate in the Aug. 23 showdown in Milwaukee, Wis. “Last night, we went past 40,000 unique donors in just 35 days, and it gives you some perspective because I ran eight years ago,” Christie told CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “In 35 days, eight years ago, we had 5,000 donors. We have over 40,000 donors now. “There is a donor in every state in America and we have over 200 donors in 36...

Explanation: A mere 390 light-years away, Sun-like stars and future planetary systems are forming in the Rho Ophiuchi molecular cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to our fair planet. The James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam peered into the nearby natal chaos to capture this infrared image at an inspiring scale. The spectacular cosmic snapshot was released to celebrate the successful first year of Webb's exploration of the Universe. The frame spans less than a light-year across the Rho Ophiuchi region and contains about 50 young stars. Brighter stars clearly sport Webb's characteristic pattern of diffraction spikes. Huge jets of shocked...

CEO Bob Iger says Disney is open to selling a portion of its equity in ESPN. Iger, who recently signed an extension through 2026, says Disney would also consider selling or spinning off its linear television networks ABC, FX, National Geographic, and Freeform. “Transformative work is dealing with businesses that are no growth businesses and what to do about them, and particularly the linear business, which we are expansive in our thinking about,” Iger told CNBC Thursday. “[Disney’s television properties] may not be core to the company.” “And we’re going to look expansively about opportunities there because clearly, it’s a...

Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Thursday on “CNN This Morning” that the Republican investigations in President Joe Biden have gotten to “Alice in Wonderland territory.” Raskin was discussing House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and his colleagues investigating allegations by Gal Luft, who was indicted last year. Raskin said, “They are out there playing spy-versus-spy with these people who are basically using the Oversight Committee of the United States House of Representatives as a dupe. This guy is in hiding. He is a fugitive and he is using his ability to wow the members of the majority of the...

The Secret Service concluded its investigation into the cocaine scandal that rocked the White House earlier this month. Surprise, surprise! No suspect was identified. According to CNN, the cocaine was “found in a blind spot for surveillance cameras.” No fingerprints, DNA samples, or leads! CNN reported: The Secret Service has concluded its investigation into the small bag of cocaine found at the White House and has been unable to identify a suspect, two sources familiar with the investigation told CNN. Secret Service officials combed through visitor logs and surveillance footage of hundreds of individuals who entered the West Wing in...

Sens. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) have joined a number of House Republicans, urging President Joe Biden’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to drop a plan that opens taxpayer-subsidized healthcare benefits to illegal aliens enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In April, Biden announced plans to open Obamacare and Medicaid rolls, both subsidized by American taxpayers, to nearly 600,000 DACA illegal aliens. Former President Barack Obama first created the DACA program via executive order, shielding more than a million illegal aliens from deportation through the years. The House and Senate Republicans...

Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, have introduced legislation to prevent the Defense Department from making more accounting errors when sending aid to Ukraine. In June, the Pentagon revealed it had overvalued aid it provided by $6.2 billion, allowing the DOD to send more. The Pentagon said the accounting errors can be attributed to using the replacement cost of the equipment, not its book value. The book value is depreciated because the equipment is used and sitting in storage. The replacement cost is higher because everything has to be purchased brand new. “The so-called ‘valuation errors’ around U.S....

On July 4, Ben & Jerry’s public relations division made headlines by tweeting, “It’s high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it.” The tweet was widely criticized. But behind the grandstanding and virtue-signaling, there is a deadly serious movement within American and Canadian liberal circles that holds both of these countries to be illegitimate. ...[T]he cause is so popular on social media platforms such as Twitter and why people need to understand and arm themselves with counterarguments.

Top donors are reportedly considering moving from supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott in the Republican primary race, citing worries over the start and direction of the governor’s presidential campaign these past few months. DeSantis formally launched his bid in the final week of May, which was met with scrutiny given the technical difficulties that plagued the highly anticipated Twitter Spaces launch. But since entering the race, DeSantis has failed to emerge as the frontrunner, and polls have neither drastically shifted nor are they swinging in his direction, despite his blitz of early primary states...

Join America First Patriots to hear Iowa native Kari Lake share why President Trump is the only candidate who can defeat Joe Biden! Drinks and food will be provided! You may only register one ticket per mobile number per event. All tickets are subject to first come first serve basis. Fri, July 14, 2023 04:00 pm (US/Central) Mad Meatball, 210 SW 11th St. Des Moines, IA 50309

A lawsuit filed against San Francisco ride-hailing behemoth Uber alleges that a 21-year-old Southern California man was killed after a driver abandoned him on the side of a highway. Cory Hunter, a 21-year-old Corona resident, was killed in May after he was struck by a motorist in a Toyota Corolla while he was walking in the fast lane of Highway 91, according to news reports at the time. The suit, filed by Hunter’s parents, allege that the Uber driver left Hunter on the side of the road while he was “disoriented,” according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by...

The Secret Service announced Thursday it is unable to identify who smuggled cocaine into the White House on July 2, triggering a number of reactions from lawmakers and pundits after President Joe Biden pledged to “restore” decency and honor to the White House. According to NBC News, the Secret Service was not able to identify the smuggler despite using two FBI crime lab techniques to attempt to lift a fingerprint. “Sources tell me no information resulting from forensic testing or video review has been able to identify a suspect,” NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell tweeted. “A list of several hundred individuals...

Rafael Nadal's uncle Tony Nadal believes it is unfair to compare his nephew's achievements to that of Novak Djokovic due to the injuries the Spaniard sustained during his career. Djokovic recently surpassed Nadal's 22 grand slams to set a new record for men's tennis. But Uncle Tony believes Nadal would have won more than the Serbian superstar if he hadn't of missed so many tournaments due to various physical issues. Speaking to Clay, he said: "I think Federer and Nadal have transcended their sport more than Djokovic. And Federer has transcended more into his sport than anyone. "When it comes...

In a not a so-surprising revelation following a Secret Service briefing on Thursday, Republican Representative Lauren Boebert announced that cocaine discovered at the White House on July 2 was not the first incident of drugs found at Biden’s White House, citing two other instances within the last year. The Gateway Pundit reported earlier that Secret Service had announced the conclusion of its investigation into the recent cocaine discovery at the White House. Despite having narrowed down a list of 500 potential individuals, no suspects have been officially identified. Interestingly, the investigation has ended without administering drug tests to these individuals,...

Some things, not all, but some, might seem a little oddly presented as Team CTH tests the new AI reconnaissance Spiders recently launched by the surveillance mothership.In the background, the latest CTH Pancake recipe is being absorbed for the seismic shift it represents.Potentially, I may be a pro-bono plaintiff in a process to gain insightful discovery. We have long said that if you follow either side of the illusion of choice you end up arriving at the same corporate destination. The spiders may have inadvertently paved the path for sunlight upon the Vanguard/Blackrock launch process. Stay tuned.In related matters, the...

The Zhuque-2 rocket lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Wednesday China said the rocket completed the flight mission. Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua via EPA-EFE July 12 (UPI) -- A methane-fueled rocket, launched by China, has reached orbit for the first time, beating out potential competitors from the United States and indicating a renewed effort by that nation to land astronauts on the moon with a more powerful spacecraft. Built by Landspace, a private Chinese company, the 164-foot Zhuque-2 rocket lifted off from its Jiuquan launch complex, in China's Inner Mongolia, on Wednesday morning local time, Chinese...